Magic.

One of the most heart-stoppingly awesome things in the entire world is probably a smile from a beautiful girl when you least expect it.

I was walking down 23rd after purchasing The Hold Steady’s first album at the Best Buy on 6th when I saw this cute kid staring at me. He looked absolutely perplexed by my face. I found his consternation hilarious so I actually laughed out loud. His mom pushed him past me on the left so I looked down in an attempt to recover from such hilarity (and hopefully prevent any misinterpretations of the reasons for my laughter by his mother). I looked back up and–BAM!–a very cute girl with her earbuds in and an excellent amount of lip gloss makes direct eye contact with a beaming smile.